| flying start |
a quick start or beginning, as in a race, project, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usu. military and often to take forage or plunder. [1/3 definitions] |
| foxhole |
a shallow pit dug to provide a quick, temporary shelter from enemy fire for one or two soldiers. |
| glance |
a quick look. [1/6 definitions] |
| glimpse |
a quick look; momentary or partial view. [2/4 definitions] |
| half step |
a march step that is fifteen inches long in quick time and eighteen inches in double time. [1/2 definitions] |
| hasty |
quick to become inflamed, as one's temper. [1/3 definitions] |
| headlong |
hasty, sudden, or quick. [1/4 definitions] |
| heads-up |
displaying quick thinking or resourcefulness; alert; resourceful. [1/3 definitions] |
| hibernation |
in computing, a mode of partial deactivation for an idle computer that saves power and allows a quick restart by storing the contents of RAM in a stable location before turning the machine off. [1/3 definitions] |
| hitch1 |
to pull with a quick jerk (usu. fol. by "up"). [1/9 definitions] |
| hop1 |
to jump or leap over with a quick, springy motion. [2/7 definitions] |
| hotheaded |
easily angered; quick-tempered. [1/2 definitions] |
| intuition |
a sharp, quick insight. [1/3 definitions] |
| knock off |
to produce (something) in a quick and repetitive way. [1/6 definitions] |
| leap |
an act or instance of leaping; quick jump. [2/6 definitions] |
| look-in |
a quick glance. [1/2 definitions] |
| march |
(informal) to move or get moving in a quick, soldierly manner. [1/11 definitions] |
| moo shu pork |
a Chinese dish of thin strips of pork with eggs and vegetables, quick-fried and usu. prepared in a crêpe with a kind of soy sauce. |
| nimble |
quick and agile in movement. [2 definitions] |
| nitrogen |
nitrogen chilled below -196 degrees Celsius so that it is a liquid, used as a refrigerant and quick-freezing agent. [1/3 definitions] |